Action Star Trivia Volume 1
I love a bit of trivia. I dare you to invite me to trivia night at your local bar, fill me full of drinks, and watch me run the table on that “movie” category. If Jeopardy only did Sports, History, and Jean Claude Van Damme movies as their three categories then I would be a bazillionaire from all of my winnings. Until that happens, check out this list of random-as-hell trivia that I scooped off the internet for you…
#1: Steve Buscemi was a New York City fireman form 1980 to 1984, with Manhattan Engine Company #55 in the Little Italy section of New York City.
#2: Nick Nolte was a heavy drinker until 1990. When Katherine Hepburn accused him of falling down drunk in every gutter in town, he replied: “I’ve got a few to go yet.”
#3: Sean Bean was once attacked outside of a bar in North West London. His arm was cut and his face was bruised but he went back inside and ordered another drink.
#4: Lee Marvin was a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson and twice a descendant of male line relatives of George Washington.
#5: Liam Neeson was a boxer as a youth. He won the Irish Youth Championship before retiring after a brief blackout.
#6:Vin Diesel was offered a role in Saving Private Ryan after he sent a 3 page letter to director Steven Spielberg expressing his admiration for Schindler’s List.
#7: Danny Trejo spent much of the 1960s in California prisons–Tracy (1963-1965), San Quentin (1965-1968), Soledad (1968-1969).
#8: Matt Damon dropped out of Harvard 12 credits short of graduating to pursue his career in acting.
#9: Denzel Washington worked out for a year with L.A. boxing trainer Terry Claybon for his role in 1999’s The Hurricane.
#10: Mark Wahlberg and some of his friends were actually booked to fly on one of the planes that crashed into the twin towers on September 11, 2001. Originally planning on flying from Boston to Los Angeles but at the last minute they decided to charter a plane to Toronto, Canada for a film festival and then from there to Los Angeles. A near brush with death that he still dreams about today. “We certainly would have tried to do something to fight. I’ve had probably over 50 dreams about it.”
